Presentation made at the VITTA Conference, November 2010, Melbourne, Australia

1. Cecilie Murray
John Sloan
Delphian eLearning

2. Let’s talk about what we know
What is mobile learning?
What does the research say?
Good practice examples
Apps, apps and data
Resources

3. K-12 Report 2010 Aust-NZ Report 2010
 Cloud computing • E-books
 Collaborative • Mobiles
environments • Augmented reality
 Game based • Open content
learning
• Gesture based
 Mobiles
computing
 Augmented reality
• Visual data analysis
 Flexible displays
http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2010-Horizon-Report-K12.pdf http://www.nmc.org/pdf/2010-Horizon-Report-ANZ.pdf

4. The Mobiles

5. The Research
Mobile learning is…
‘learning in a more personalised way, handing
over more control to the learners themselves’
‘disruptive learning’
(Stead, 2006)
‘holds and heightens student interest, engages
students in learning, and provides yet another
means for expressive and receptive literacy’
(Dogeby, 2007)

6. ‘a small, cleverly designed handheld game can
significantly enhance learner performance in
mental maths as well as having a positive
impact on other aspects of classroom life’
(Robertson, 2009)
‘mobile devices can have a positive impact on
learning experiences for both educators and
students’
(McFarlane, Triggs& Yee, 2008; Ng &
Nicholas, 2009)

7. ‘Schools with one-to-one computing programs
have fewer discipline problems, lower
dropout rates, and higher rates of college
attendance than schools with a higher ratio
of students to computers…but for one-to-
one programs to boost student achievement
as well, they must be properly implemented.’
Project Red (Revolutionizing Education)
June 2010

8. (ed. Wan Ng, 2010)
Chapter 12
Imagine Mobile
Learning in your
Pocket
http://www.igi-
global.com/bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=4177
0

10.  how mobile learning might be used to
increase engagement, motivation, ICT
curriculum integration and effective
learning in K-12 schools.
 action research questions focused on
impact for learning in core curriculum
areas, literacy, numeracy, media,
interpersonal development

11.  Collaborative project co-funded
 Average VIC government school – not
high-tech
 30 Year 8 students
 Teachers – average ICT skills
 Cross curriculum approach – English,
Social Science, Maths, Science, Music and
German, HPE

12.  Three diverse schools, locations and
communities:
◦ Corio South, Courtney Gardens, Epsom
 Years 5-6 initially (early years noted)
 Teacher action research; good ICT skills
 Cross curriculum approach embedded within
VELS
 Emphasis on literacy - reading, writing,
media
 8 iPod Touches per class

13.  Two year project – Australia, Singapore and
USA
 Year 1:
◦ global citizenship and cultural identity
 Year 2:
◦ personalised learning, improving student literacy in
reading and writing, speaking and listening, digital,
media and visual literacy
◦ class sets of iPod Touches, Studywiz online learning
environment, vodcasts, Apps, etc

14. The Schools
United World College of
South-East Asia, Singapore
Shepparton High School,
Victoria
Chormann Elementary, Southgate, Michigan

15.  Two schools – Xavier College and Trinity
Catholic Primary School
 Focus – potential of Nintendo DS to support
student learning in Mathematics
 Four classes used Professor Kageyama Maths
Training Program; control group of students
used same Maths program with traditional
pen and paper
 20 minutes each day for 10 weeks

16.  Up to 50 Primary and secondary schools
 1:1technologies and collaborative
technologies supporting VELS outcomes
 iPod touch, Netbooks, Flip cameras, Blogs,
Wikis, GPS & geocaching, Massive Multiplayer
Online Gaming, Quizdom etc
 Benchmarking, data collection based on
rubrics, online survey, reports, interviews

17. Mobile learning:
 Promotes confidence and independence regardless of
year level and age
 Promotes peer coaching and developing activities for
each other
 Important in encouraging ESL learners, reluctant
learners (at risk/disengaged)
 Improves attendance, more active participation in
class
 Promotes better preparation and organisation for
class
 Supports more regular completion of school work
and homework

18.  Mobile learning stimulates enjoyment in
learning…‘fun’ activity
 Greater interaction (& writing) from boys in
particular, in blogs, podcasts and web pages
 Stimulates teachers and students to work
creatively to improve literacy and numeracy
 Student performance data – improves numeracy
and literacy, increases skills in teamwork,
interpersonal skills and ICT skills
 Motivates teachers to rethink their pedagogy
around the use of ICT and mobile devices

19. Good Practice Tips
Implementation of Mobile Learning projects
http://delphian.com.au/mobile-learning-articles
Research reports
iPod Touch Report
http://delphian.com.au/ipod-touch-research-report
iPodagogy: Using iPods and Video Podcasting for
Learning
http://delphian.com.au/ipods-and-podcasting-
learning
Global Mobile Learning
http://delphian.com.au/global-mobile-learning-
research

20. Why Mobiles for learning?
 Small handheld devices enable learning
anywhere, anytime
 Convergence of innovations in mobile
technology and social software, Web 2.0
 Young people’s social use of technologies
 For schools it means 1:1 is achievable

27. http://epotential.education.vic.gov.au/showcase/resource.php?res_id=659&showcase_id=65

29. Five minute discussion in groups on
mobile learning:
 Are your students ready for mobile
learning?
 Structures, policies, issues

30.  Kids are ready, staff are concerned
 School policies & ownership of budget
 Restricted school practices
 Different tools for different circumstances
 Support (maintenance & charging) and a
team of champions
 Professional learning
 How make a raft of technologies co-exist

31. Educational apps
 Relevant to kids
 Use technologies that pervade their
lives
 Engaging for learning
 Inquiry based constructivist content
 High quality games prolong
engagement
 Kids can consolidate knowledge
independently

34. Twitter
Use Twitter to follow the leaders:
#slide2learn
#mlearning
#edapps

35. Australian curriculum app

36. English Apps
Spectronics: Apps for Education
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/blog/uncategoriz
ed/2010/09/educational-apps-and-resources-for-
the-ipad-and-iphone/

37. History Apps

38. Maths Apps

39. Science Apps

40. A new model
Curriculum-driven content, high quality graphics
Monitor student progress online

42. Data from apps

44. 1 2 3 SHEEP is a counting app for young learners
with 3 fun activities - flying a helicopter around
the farm, herding sheep into pens and guiding
the sheepdog into the ute

45. MATHSTRONAUT is a maths challenge app for
addition and subtraction, designed for Primary and
Middle school students.

46. PLINKERTON is a cybersafety mystery game that aims
to create awareness for Middle school students
about how to stay safe online.

47. References
Project Red (2010) Revolutionizing Education, One to One Institute, US.
http://projectred.org/
McFarlane, A. Triggs, P. & Yee, W. (2008). Researching mobile learning - Interim
report to Becta http://partners.becta.org.uk/upload-
dir/downloads/page_documents/research/mobile_learning.pdf
Ng, W. & Nicholas, H. (2009a). Introduction of pocket PC in schools: attitudes and
beliefs in the first year. Computers and Education.
Robertson, M. (2009) Innovative Schooling and Responsiveness to ongoing Global
Change, La Trobe University, Melbourne
Stead, G. (2006). Mobile technologies: transforming the future of learning, in
Emerging Technologies for Learning, BECTA. http://partners.becta.org.uk/upload-
dir/downloads/page_documents/research/emerging_technologies.pdf
Metiri Group (2006) Technology in Schools, What the Research Says, Cisco Systems.
http://www.cisco.com/web/strategy/docs/education/TechnologyinSchoolsReport.pd
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Dogeby, (2006) Using iPods for Instruction, Principals Partnership, Florida.
http://www.principalspartnership.com/iPods.pdf

48. Contacts
Web: www.delphian.com.au
www.app-titude.com.au
Email: cecilie@delphian.com.au
cecilie@app-titude.com.au
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ceciliemurray
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